§ Mr. HepburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many instances of work-related violence there were in(a) Jarrow Constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) North East and (d) UK in each year since 1997. [103561]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownThe number of instances of work-related violence reported to the Health and Safety Executive and local authorities under the Reporting of Injuries, Dangerous Diseases and Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995 for South Tyneside, the North East and Great Britain, since 1997 is set out as follows. Figures are not available for Jarrow as the constituency is not identifiable in HSE and local authority systems.
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Location/year Fatal Major Over three days1 Total North East 1996–97 — 21 115 136 1997–98 — 21 103 124 1998–99 — 18 157 175 1999–2000 — 33 213 246 2000–01 — 40 209 249 2001–022 — 37 218 255 South Tyneside 1996–97 — 2 6 8 1997–98 — 4 4 8 1998–99 — 1 8 9 1999–2000 — 2 10 12 2000–01 — 3 4 7 2001–022 — — 7 7 Great Britain 1996–97 2 712 4,131 4,845 1997–98 — 682 4,422 5,104 1998–99 1 644 4,662 5,307 1999–2000 — 719 5,333 6,052 2000–01 3 823 5,635 6,461 2001–022 4 779 5,116 5,899 1 These incidents result in an absence from work of more than three days 2 Provisional